David Villa on Liverpool speculation....

[Chris]

The last thing i'd call Figaro is t**t, he works for Seville Fc as a translator and has a lot of sources within Spain. He's very much in the know. Whatever he says, listen because there aren't many occasions where he's wrong.

Oh ok, sorry like. Hows things Figaro?

[Mumsafan]

The last thing i'd call Figaro is t**t, he works for Seville Fc as a translator and has a lot of sources within Spain. He's very much in the know. Whatever he says, listen because there aren't many occasions where he's wrong.

Very true. I think his brother in law works for one of the big sports papers out there as well.

[Hass]

Oh ok, sorry like. Hows things Figaro?

Well i'm not Figaro but things are ok, well apart from the office at work getting robbed and all the laptops getting nicked including mine! Bar stewards!

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Well i'm not Figaro but things are ok, well apart from the office at work getting robbed and all the laptops getting nicked including mine! Bar stewards!

Hass you used to be on KopTalk right? Welcome

[Chris]

Well i'm not Figaro but things are ok, well apart from the office at work getting robbed and all the laptops getting nicked including mine! Bar stewards!

Shame, hope you somehow sort it out although it seems to be difficult to get the stuff back. By the way im not disputing he knows his stuff as I said the first time but he seems a bit of a "I'm better than everyone else" **** at times to me.

[certifiable]

I find it funny how when an english player says he doesn't want to play abroad, as S.G. has said numerous times over the years, when rumours about italian/spanish clubs were about, people are very happy and confident to accept that as word from him.

When someone like David Villa is in essence saying the same thing, probably for the same reasons Stevie and other english have said it in the past ie, they love their own culture,language, are suited to their home league better, people are more than happy to dismiss that and say of course he'll leave if the money is right

Is there any difference between Villa saying these things and been disbelieved or it debated that off course he'll leave for the right amount of cash, or stevie g saying the equivalent as an englishman, and no-one doubting his word as much?

Basically, I've no idea whether villa will or won't leave, just find it amusing the kind of double standard when an englishman quotes similar sentiments to a foreign player, but one is believed above another

[animal magic]

GUILLEM ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS

WHO WILL RAFA SIGN?
Hi Guillem, I am a fan of your La Liga analysis. As a Liverpool fan I will be watching very closely the transfer gossip in Spain, especially now that Benitez has a bigger war chest. You have written a book on Rafa and probably know him better than any other journalist. Do you predict heavy spending by the shrewd tactician? Will the spending be concentrated in Spain or will he look in the Premiership or else where? What will the realistic prices be
of Benitez's targets (Alves, Villa, Woodgate, Simao Etc.)? Will Liverpool have more movement in the Spanish market than Barcelona and Madrid?
Husni, Dubai

GUILLEM SAYS: I think Liverpool will have lots of money, not £200m as has been reported, but enough to make two or three changes that Benitez wants to make to the side - on the wings and up front. It will not be easy because where are the strikers? I can think of David Trezeguet and Miroslav Klose who are established or maybe he will go for Rodrigo Palacios of Boca Juniors or someone like that which may be a risk. There is no guarantee of success with anybody who will cost below £20m. I think Benitez would rather have players who are very good, even better than they already have, but not stars. So I think it will be clever spending rather than big spending. I do not think David Villa will come into the equation or Fernando Torres. If there were players in Spain that were good enough to make it in the Premiership then they may come. The problem is now that Benitez knows what is required and you don't get too many players in la Liga that can succeed in the Premiership.

[Hass]

Hass you used to be on KopTalk right? Welcome

I certainly did mate, till I saw the light and realised a fat geordie was taking me for a ride with supposedly inside information.. still at least I got some Uefa cup tickets out of it years ago

[Hass]

Shame, hope you somehow sort it out although it seems to be difficult to get the stuff back. By the way im not disputing he knows his stuff as I said the first time but he seems a bit of a "I'm better than everyone else" **** at times to me.

Well, I work for HP but remotely in the office of a marketing agency they use, I can access my email remotely but I can't access the HP network so effectively I can't do sod all except browse est.. which isn't a bad thing, but means one very unproductive day. Bloody Macclesfield's the crime capital of Engalnd!

[AFII]

Very true. I think his brother in law works for one of the big sports papers out there as well.

Marca.

[Rocket]

Why do you say that?

Where did you pluck that from then?

FFS !! So your basing your theory on us being his first choice if he leaves on that

Pepe's tapping up Villa. Nice one Pepe

So we're at the front of the queue because we have Spanish players and that's your reasoning?

Can you all stop picking on AFII now please.

he can't help his disability

[dirty_sanchez]

I laughed at Joey Deacon and I'm going to carry on laughing at AFII.

[REDSCOUSER]

I'd love to see Villa wearing RED & strutting his stuff at Anfield. Quality player. But, if he loves living in his own country then there is nothing Rafa or any other manager can do about it.
I guess we can go for HUNTELAAR now

[AFII]

Can you all stop picking on AFII now please.

he can't help his disability

AFII gives Rocket a big kiss on the head

[Rocket]

AFII gives Rocket a big kiss on the head

put my post in babelfish again fella, i was calling you disabled